3 Ⅰ. General Information (1) Basic Idea To Guarantee for providing education opportunity for all students by Law 3

4 Ⅰ. General Information (2) Compulsory Education - The Constitution of Japan (Article 26)- All people shall have right to receive an equal education corresponding to their abilities, as provided for by law. The people shall be obligated to have all boys and girls under their protection receive general education as provided by law. Such compulsory education shall be free. 4

5 Ⅰ. General Information (3) All children who have attained the age of 6 are included in compulsory education. Necessary measures are provided according to children s needs. e.g. Physical & Mental Special Needs Special Needs Education in both regular schools and special schools. e.g. Linguistic & Cultural Special Needs (Mainly foreign children) Support Japanese Language and culture in classes. 5

6 Ⅰ. General Information (4) (For Foreign children) Foreign children who wish to enter to Japan s public schools are accepted by free. Guarantee to provide free textbooks and financial support as same as Japanese children. Foreign Children in public schools: about 71, 000 Foreign Children in needs of Japanese education: about 22,000 Guidebook for parents of foreign children (7 languages) Promotion of JSL (Japanese as Second Language) and placement of additional teachers 6

7 Ⅰ. General Information (5) Inclusive Education Japan participates in a program of OECD/SENDDD (Special Educational Needs for Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages) One of Japan s policy interests today is on Special Needs Education. cf. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Special Needs Education in Japan is following; 7

8 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education in JAPAN(1) Total population in Japan : 120,000,000 in Compulsory Education : 10,860,000 Compulsory Education : 9 years Nursery Kindergarten Elementary School Lower Secondary School Upper Secondary School Univ. etc. Special Needs School (Pre-Primary dept.) Special Needs School (Elementary dept.) Special Needs School (Lower sec.dept.) Special Needs School (Upper sec. dept.) 3~ (Age) 8

10 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (3) -Where children with disabilities learn- ⅰ) Regular Schools>Regular Classes Class Size (children per class) national average: 26(Elementary) / 30(Lower Secondary) (standard by law: maximum 40) Team Teaching Achievement-Based Teaching Teaching in Small Groups Support Assistants Special Support Service in Resource Rooms (individual or small-group lessons for several hours in a week) 10

12 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (5) -Where children with disabilities learn- ⅲ) Special Schools Target: children with severe disabilities (0.56%) Class Size (children per class) : national average: 3 children per class standard by law: maximum 6 (singly disabled) 3 (multiply disabled) Curricula: Basically follow that of regular schools (However, there are special adaptations for intellectually disabled) + Activities to Promote Independence 12

13 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (6) -Where children with disabilities learn- ⅳ) Permitted Exemption from, or Postponement of School Attendance For children with weakness due to sickness, delayed growth or other inevitable reasons (Documents written by doctors required) Only with the parents application Currently, 56 children are out of education system because of disabilities 13

17 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (10) System Reform from 2007FY 3 -Revising the School Education Law- (1) Change from single-category-specific special schools (2) Legally Clarified the Special Needs Education in Regular Schools (3) Oblige the Schools to advice & cooperate with the Regular Schools in the region 17

18 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (11) System Reform from 2007FY 4 - Change from single-category-specific special schools - <~2006FY> < 2007FY~ > School for the Blind School for the Deaf School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Physically Disabled, Health Impaired Increasing number of students with multiple disabilities Schools for Special Needs Education can accepts Students with several kinds of disabilities. works as a center of education for children with disabilities in each local community 18

19 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (12) System Reform from 2007FY 5 -Change on Special Schools- <~2006FY> < 2007FY~ > License of the Schools for the Blind License of the Schools for the Deaf License of the Schools for the Intellectual Disabled Physically Disabled Health Impaired Increasing number of students with multiple disabilities The License of Schools for Special Needs Education Require the basic knowledge and understanding of all disabilities, including LD etc. Ensure the teacher s specialty on 1 or more particular disabilities. 19

21 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (14) Effort toward Inclusive Education Give flexibility to Local government to decide the placement of children with disabilities 2005 Start the Program to Strengthen Support System in Regular Schools 2007 Revise the Law to clarify promoting special needs education in Regular Schools 2007 Local Education Board legally obliged to ask the parents opinion for the placement of children 2007 Support Assistants (added local allocation tax grant) 21

23 Ⅱ. Special Needs Education System of JAPAN (16) Effort toward Inclusive Education 4 Example of Special Schools- Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education These 2 schools share Campus Principal Uniform School Song (partly) Classes and Activities, School Events 23

24 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education In the Same Campus (You can see 2 boards with the names of 2 schools) 24

25 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education Entrance Ceremony 25

26 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education Vocational Training (Wood-working) 26

27 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education Preparing for Joint Sports Festival (making artwork to exhibit) 27

28 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education Club Activities 28

29 Nagahama High School & Nagahama School for Special Needs Education Joint Clean-up Campaign in the Local Community 29

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